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Why do students struggle with Mathematics?

Math is commonly found to be an intimidating subject. Especially in the higher levels of education in Singapore, Math is one of the most common subjects that students struggle with. This is mostly due to the fact that most mathematics tutors focus on teaching formulas and concepts, while neglecting the key differentiating factor: Identifying and solving the problem.

Why IP Math Tuition is necessary, especially in Singapore:

So why is tuition for math, or any subject for that matter, necessary in Singapore? Are the lessons in school insufficient?

The main reason why most students require additional tutelage is because the curriculum allows little time for individual help or tutelage outside of the classroom. Teachers are hard pressed to teach the entire syllabus as it is, and they have a limited amount of hours which prevents them from covering every individual’s questions.

An unanswered query in mathematics often leads to misconceptions or an error in understanding, which makes it more difficult to correct in the long run. Hence, supplementary maths tuition classes are a great help in making sure your (or your child’s) understanding and foundations are correct from the outset.

How are we different from other IP math tutors in Singapore?

Large JC H2 math tuition agencies and franchises focus primarily on expanding and making more income. As such, the risk of having lesser qualified teachers, larger classes and less individual time for you (or your child) runs high. Incidentally, this leaves them in a no-better position than attending the same lessons at school, twice.

Private mathematics tutors allow you (or your child) to have the attention they need to improve their understanding, and as a result, their grades. Amongst the private IP maths tuition teachers in Singapore, Timothy Gan is one of the most experienced maths tutors with over a decade of teaching experience (both public, and private education sectors.)

Here are 3 key benefits of Timothy Gan’s H2 Math Tuition Classes.

Small Group Sizes

Tim believes that students should be given the opportunity to be inquisitive during lessons as it is paramount for the learning of mathematical concepts. He keeps his class size small by capping it at 20 students.

This is to ensure that every student will be able to receive the necessary balance of group and individual coaching they require, allowing all (if not, most) questions to be answered while optimally maximising the efficiency of the duration of the tuition lesson(s).

Resources & Materials

Having a good set of resources is essential for a quality lesson. It ensures a smooth transfer of knowledge during the lesson and allows students to conduct effective self-revision after the lesson.

The lesson notes are created and tailored to varying learning needs of students. Each set of notes comes with a series of comprehensive overview of the chapter and also an accompanying Active Learning worksheet which allows students to delve deeper into the content knowledge of the respective chapters.

Learning Environment

Aside from preparing a conducive, comfortable and well-equipped classroom, Tim teaches each topic with the assumption that students have no prior knowledge to ensure that foundations are properly set in place.

This allows both stronger students to re-enforce their basics, and weaker students to develop a solid understanding.

Students are also encouraged to help and learn from each other so that everyone benefits from a positive learning environment.

Don’t just take our word for it,

What some of our Students have to say

Mr Gan’s lessons are well structured and organised. He covers a wide range of questions from each topic. I feel that I am able to grasp topics better as Mr Gan explains concepts clearly. He provides summarised notes for every topic, compiled into a booklet and I find this really handy and useful when I am revising. His classes are also very lively and I enjoy going to tuition. I would highly recommend timganmath to anyone looking to join a math tuition.

Abirami / Raffles Junior College

Mr. Gan’s passion for teaching and sincerity is very clearly demonstrated through the effort he puts into creating worksheets and clearing his students’ misconceptions. He is able to provide guidance when needed and doesn’t hesitate to help even if a simple question is asked. To add on, the use of technology as compared to usual teaching methods (like whiteboard, projector) makes it more efficient for learning. I am able to focus on understanding the concepts and workings instead of scrabbling to copy down solutions. All in all, Mr Gan is able to create a conducive and comfortable learning environment that encourages questions where students develop an interest for problem solving even for those not inclined in math.

Elysia Tong / Raffles Junior College

I always look forward to math tuition with Mr Gan because he is a super entertaining teacher. He creates a comfortable and fun environment for us to learn math and even make friends from other schools. Though my journey with him was a short 4 months, I gained so much math knowledge, some of which I wouldn’t have been able to learn just from the school notes. I improved greatly after joining Mr Gan’s classes (U in BT2 to B in prelims!!) and I am very grateful for his help 🙂

Sarita Zhang / Hwa Chong Institution

Don’t just take our word for it,

What some of our Students have to say

Mr Gan’s lessons are well structured and organised. He covers a wide range of questions from each topic. I feel that I am able to grasp topics better as Mr Gan explains concepts clearly. He provides summarised notes for every topic, compiled into a booklet and I find this really handy and useful when I am revising. His classes are also very lively and I enjoy going to tuition. I would highly recommend timganmath to anyone looking to join a math tuition.

Abirami / Raffles Junior College

Mr. Gan’s passion for teaching and sincerity is very clearly demonstrated through the effort he puts into creating worksheets and clearing his students’ misconceptions. He is able to provide guidance when needed and doesn’t hesitate to help even if a simple question is asked. To add on, the use of technology as compared to usual teaching methods (like whiteboard, projector) makes it more efficient for learning. I am able to focus on understanding the concepts and workings instead of scrabbling to copy down solutions. All in all, Mr Gan is able to create a conducive and comfortable learning environment that encourages questions where students develop an interest for problem solving even for those not inclined in math.

Elysia Tong / Raffles Junior College

I always look forward to math tuition with Mr Gan because he is a super entertaining teacher. He creates a comfortable and fun environment for us to learn math and even make friends from other schools. Though my journey with him was a short 4 months, I gained so much math knowledge, some of which I wouldn’t have been able to learn just from the school notes. I improved greatly after joining Mr Gan’s classes (U in BT2 to B in prelims!!) and I am very grateful for his help 🙂

Sarita Zhang / Hwa Chong Institution

About Timothy Gan

Timothy Gan Founder & Tutor of TIM GAN MATH TUITION

● Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, Honours), NUS

● NIE, PGDE

● STEM trained by instructors from the USA (Research for Better Teaching)

● Teacher in charge of the Math Talent Management Programme

● 5 years of public teaching under MOE (Ministry of Education)

● A decade worth of teaching experience, including both private and public practice.

Fees are fixed at the start of registration to the end of the course. For example, if you are a current J2 student and plan to sign up in May, your fees would be $360until the end of A levels examination. Thus, it is recommended for a student to register early.

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Additional Consultations

Tim Gan understands that students often encounter difficulties when attempting questions during their personal revision time. He avails himself through WhatsApp by providing advice and/or worked solutions outside lesson time.

Teaching Pedagogy

Tim Gan is a firm believer in the growth mindset when it comes to learning mathematics. Students are encouraged to try and fail till they succeed in his lessons: ‘there is no success without failing’ is the bedrock of his teaching pedagogy. With this approach, Tim Gan hopes that the foretaste of success will bring out the interest in Mathematics in students so that they will be intrinsically motivated.

At the end of each lesson, there is a conceptual test to gauge students’ understanding and address their misconceptions. Tim Gan meticulously marks his students’ work each week by following the requirements of the syllabus set by MOE. He uses research-proven techniques to teach by chunking down the subject content into bite-sized pieces and it has been proven to be optimal for learning and retention of knowledge.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Mr Gan spends about 8 hours on lesson preparation for each 2-hour lesson; i.e. revising his notes, marking students’ weekly conceptual tests and writing suggested worked solutions for each practice question. He does not believe in just going through questions in his classrooms as it does not address the root issue of the conceptual barriers and struggles faced by students. He will chunk each topic into bite-sized essential concepts and teach his students which are the important points. He would then allow students to try similar questions. As the lesson progresses, the difficulty in the questions will also increase. He makes sure that the questions and concepts written in his notes are sufficient for students to revise for their examinations.

Short answer: Classes are more suitable for students who are self-motivated when it comes to learning.

Long answer: Mr. Gan spends, on average, about 8 hours on lesson preparation for every 2 hours-lesson. He seeks to improve his learning resources constantly and whenever he crafts his notes, he would ask himself, “Would my students be able to face all exam questions by only revising this set of notes?” Moreover, he uploads all handwritten solutions so that his students are able to revise on their own time. Mr Gan invests such effort in his lesson preparation because he values the hard-earned money of every parent who entrusts their child to him and strive to make every minute spent in his classes worth it. Moreover, he will administer conceptual tests after each chapter. This gives him the platform to assess his students’ learning and to provide constructive feedback.

With many years of teaching in Singapore MOE schools, Mr Gan has the pedagogical knowledge and experience in the classroom. Before starting a new topic, he would give a brief introduction and an overview of the topic based on students’ prior knowledge. (knowledge learnt in E.math or A.math)

For each new concept, Mr. Gan would go through an example of it and students are required to attempt similar questions in the given notes. Questions in the notes would increase in difficulty and ultimately prepare students for exam style questions. While students are attempting the questions, Mr Gan would supervise their work and address their common misconceptions to the class.

He would encourage students to ask questions during lessons and strive to create a conducive and safe environment for students to ask questions. For A.math/IP math, a class test will be given at the end of the lesson and Mr Gan would mark their work to check for their understanding. The goal of the tuition programme is to ensure that students are ready to face exam style questions.

You could possibly join sec 4/J1 classes concurrently to polish up your foundation. Apart from that, Mr Gan conducts topical revision courses during the school holidays for students to learn each topic in a detailed manner.

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Where are Tim Gan Math Tuition Classes held?

TimGanMath’s classes are literally a 5-minute walk away from Tan Kah Kee MRT and Clementi MRT!!! Ready for serious improvement in your understanding and grades? As Timothy personally teaches all of his classes, and classes are limited to 16 students, there are limited places available. Achieving results for our students is the number 1 priority for Tim. Contact us today and to find out how we are able to help you, and if there are places available! Call/WhatsApp: 8748 8161